A teenager suffered a heart attack at her sister’s baby shower moments after finding out the sex of the baby.
Chloe Marriott, 19, collapsed when her sister Nicole, 23, told her she was expecting a boy, and was saved by
three quick-thinking party guests who performed CPR. The family had got together at the Coach and Horses in Stoke-on-Trent last Saturday for the party when the drama unfolded.
Chloe Marriott ,19, (left) had a heart attack during her sister Nicole Firkins’ (right) baby shower (Picture: Marriott family / SWNS) Chloe’s brother-in-law Carl Firkins, Stuart Bromley and Sharon Fallows leapt into action to perform CPR after her heart stopped for an agonising nine minutes. She was placed in an induced coma for 24 hours before regaining consciousness at the Royal Stoke University Hospital on Sunday. Chloe, of Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, is expected to be transferred to a specialist Manchester hospital for further treatment. Chloe has a history of heart problems, had a pacemaker fitted at just six months old and has had surgery 15 times.
Mum Kim Marriott believes the stress of organising the baby shower along with the excitement of finding out the baby’s gender contributed to the heart attack. Chloe’s brother-in-law Carl Firkins, Stuart Bromley and Sharon Fallows performed CPR to save her life (Picture: Marriott family / SWNS) The 40-year-old mum-of-three, from Tunstall, said: ‘Chloe spent a couple of weeks organising a baby shower for my eldest daughter Nicole. ‘She had a busy morning getting the food together. We had just got round to lighting the candles on the cake a couple minutes before 3pm when Chloe hit the floor. ‘Carl, Stuart and Sharon saved her life – if it wasn’t for them she wouldn’t be here. It was at least five minutes they kept pumping away.
‘Chloe was born with congenital heart disease and she has had a number of operations, so we take extra special care of her. ‘We knew things could go wrong at some point. It’s one of those things that may happen or may never happen. Chloe was placed in an induced coma for 24 hours (Picture: Marriott family / SWNS) ‘We think it was a number of things – the problems she already had with her heart, the stress of organising the event and the excitement of finding out it was a baby boy. ‘It was what everyone wanted. ‘She really wanted a nephew because she already has a niece who is 21 months old. ‘I am really grateful to Carl, Stuart and Sharon and the ambulance service – I can’t fault any of them.
If they hadn’t acted so quickly she would have severe brain damage. MORE: UK Paramedic had sex with vulnerable patient after she called 999 Homes on Notting Hill Carnival route boarded up over fears they will be 'destroyed' Motorcyclist, 22, dies after hitting into 82-year-old pedestrian ‘Chloe is very confused now – she doesn’t know what happened to her. She has memory loss. We have had to tell her again that she is going to have a nephew.’ A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: ‘This 999 call is a prime example of how vital early CPR is when someone suffers a cardiac arrest. ‘The ambulance staff took over CPR from those at the scene and continued advanced life support. ‘The team successfully resuscitated the patient before she was taken to hospital for further emergency care. We wish Chloe a speedy recovery.’
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